For FiveThirtyEight, I looked at The Five-Year Rule, which I first talked about in FOA 2017 in regards to the Chiefs this year. No team has ever started the same quarterback under the same head coach for more than five years and seen that duo win its first championship. Alex Smith and Andy Reid are currently in their fifth year together, and sure enough it could be the last if the Chiefs don't come through with a ring.

The Los Angeles Rams have placed Zuerlein on injured reserve with a herniated disc. His season is over. Sam Ficken -- who last kicked in a competitive football game with the Penn State Nittany Lions in 2014 -- was signed as a replacement.

Four AFC contenders lose players as the playoffs near. Fortunately, all should be back for the postseason -- though for one team, that probably depends on their teammates running the table without them.

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